England-based duo Roque Santa Cruz and Paulo Da Silva have been included in
Paraguay's 23-man World Cup squad.

All set: Roque Santa Cruz and defender Paulo da Silva have both been included in the final Paraguay squadPhoto: REUTERS

By Telegraph staff and agencies

1:21PM BST 01 Jun 2010

Paraguaycoach Gerardo Martino announced today that Manchester City striker Santa Cruz and Sunderland defender Da Silva are part of theWorld Cupsquad after reducing the 30-man initial party to the official 23 which will travel to South Africa.

Martino told reporters that it was not an easy choice to make.

He said: "Building the list is always hard, because you feel you are taking out a very important part of each player. Some of the players already knew in their heart that they were going to be excluded. Some others didn't."